Mereva review We chose to spend some of our time in Tulum at Mereva because we hoped for a peaceful and gorgeous beachy getaway but unfortunately the hotel missed the mark for us on a few aspects. The positives that should be noted- the hotel is clean, the room is spacious with a good shower, some of the staff are welcoming, the pool is nice, the beach area is good for sun lounging and it is quiet. However some things we were very disappointed with and I think important to emphasise the difference of the advertisement compared to the reality. You cannot swim in the sea(we did know this going in) but even further out(at the end of the pier) the water is brown with seaweed and rocks. It’s possible with shoes but still unappealing. The pier itself had dirty pillows for guests to sit on. The hotel itself was like a ghost town, admittedly its low season(I think we were maybe 1 of 3 to 4 guests) we did not feel it had a relaxing atmosphere. The restaurant is overpriced (we stayed in central tulum for half of our trip and we found nothing close to Mereva hotel prices), the food we had was below average. The restaurant’s selling point is their wood fire oven, the pizzas were incredibly disappointing- no flavour, anaemic colour and terrible dough. Restaurant experience was poor despite being 1 of 2 tables throughout the evening- inattentive waiter left us frustrated was more occupied with his phone than making us feel welcome and catered for. Breakfast felt rushed from 10 onwards, as if inconveniencing staff despite only being one of two diners. If this is inconvenient please amend your breakfast opening times. If you want to explore Tulum in anyway or are into eating/shopping/exploring then this is NOT the place for you- it is extremely remote and taxis to Tulum are around 600 Mexican pesos to get to centre from hotel one way. You only have a slim choice of some other hotels nearby to eat/have a drink- we explored them all and they are similar vibe. If any, I would recommend Casa Altamar if you want the best dinner on the road.
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